Question:
If the election for president were held today, with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as the Republican candidates, and Barack Obama and Joe Biden as the Democratic candidates (randomized), for whom would you vote?

About this Poll
The poll, conducted following this week’s second presidential debate via cell phones and landlines, reached out to 837 registered voters and 624 self-described “likely” voters throughout the state. Of the total sample, 30 percent of “likely” voters identified with the Democratic Party, 31 percent with the Republican Party, and 38 percent listed themselves as “independent.” Among registered voters, 31 percent identified with the Democratic Party, 31 percent with the G.O.P. and 38 percent with a third party. The margin of error among registered voters is +/- 3.1 percent; among likely voters, the margin is +/- 3.4 percent.